“You whom the soldiers beat,
You who are all but dead,
How the gods love you
And I, alone in the dark,
I was promised the light.”

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Ancient Greek lyric poet -680–-645 BC

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“You whom the soldiers beat,You who are all but dead,How the gods love youAnd I, alone in the dark,I was promised the light.”

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“You whom the soldiers beat,
You who are all but dead,
How the gods love you
And I, alone in the dark,
I was promised the light.”